indecisive
Americanadjective
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characterized by indecision, as persons; irresolute; undecided.
- Synonyms:
- hesitant, vacillating
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not decisive or conclusive.
a severe but indecisive battle.
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lacking definition; vague or indistinct.
the indecisive outline of the distant hills.
adjective
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(of a person) vacillating; irresolute
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not decisive or conclusive
Other Word Forms
- indecision noun
- indecisively adverb
- indecisiveness noun
Etymology
Origin of indecisive
Example Sentences
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"From a US perspective, I would say the US was operationally brilliant but the conflict was strategically indecisive," said Singh, now managing director at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy.
From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026
It isn’t just that Starmer is perceived as an indecisive, failed leader who has now been poisoned by runoff from the Epstein scandal.
From Salon • Feb. 15, 2026
Danker said Pazdur was indecisive about the proposal to move to one clinical trial.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 14, 2026
When that was over, the distributor was indecisive about when would be the best time to release a very small independent film.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 2, 2025
Johnson didn’t want to be seen as cowardly or as an indecisive leader.
From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge
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